SWEDEN · KRISTIANSTAD · WENDES ARTILLERY REGIMENT (A 3) · 1930
Wendes Artillery Regiment — 8th Battery, Kristianstad, 1930
Original Swedish Military Group Photograph · Regementsmötet 1930
Catalogue details
Description
An original, specifically dated Swedish military group photograph showing officers and enlisted men of the 8th Battery, Wendes Artillery Regiment (A 3), assembled before brick barracks at Kristianstad in 1930. The contemporary mount bears an identifying Swedish caption and an embossed local photographer’s mark.
- Country
- Sweden
- Location
- Kristianstad, Skåne
- Date
- 1930, as printed on the original mount
- Regiment
- Wendes Artillery Regiment (A 3)
- Unit
- 8th Battery (8:de Batt.)
- Occasion
- Regementsmötet 1930 — regimental assembly
- Medium
- Original black-and-white photographic print on a contemporary studio mount
- Photographer
- Kristianstad photographic studio; embossed signature visible but not confidently deciphered
- Dimensions
- Measurements gladly provided on request
- Condition
- Please consult the photographs for condition. Additional photographs are available on request.
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Historical context & sources
A large formal military group portrait of officers and other ranks from the 8th Battery of Wendes Artillery Regiment (A 3), arranged in rows outside a brick barracks building. The men wear an assortment of period Swedish military uniforms and headgear, offering an unusually detailed record of the unit’s appearance during the interwar years.
The printed caption reads “8:de Batt. A. 3. Regementsmötet 1930”, identifying the battery, regimental designation and year. This clear original identification greatly assists contextual research.
Historical context
Wendes Artillery Regiment was closely associated with Kristianstad. Known under the designation A 3 from 1914, it formed part of Sweden’s military organisation during the interwar period. This photograph records a named sub-unit at a dated regimental gathering in 1930.
